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The Papal Dais at the University of Nairobi [Courtesy]
The Papal Dais at the University of Nairobi is among the sites that have been declared national monuments.
In a gazette notice Number 40114 of April 30, Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said the site was found to have historical value and would be protected.
The dais, constructed and designed by Tectura International, an international architectural and design firm, was used as a podium for the Pope’s address to thousands of Christians during his 2015 visit Kenya.
It also hosted dignitaries and senior clergy in the catholic church during the event.
UoN Building Declared a National Monument
Papal Dias situated at the University of Nairobi sports grounds in Nairobi
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The Papal Dias at the University of Nairobi is among the sites that have been declared national monuments.
In a gazette notice on Friday, April 30, Sports and Culture CS Amina Mohammed announced the site was found to have historical value and would be protected.
The dias was used during the Pope s 2015 visit to the country addressing thousands of Christians that had gatherered at the UoN Sports grounds. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 (1) (d) of the National Museums and Heritage Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture, and Heritage declares the building specified in the Schedule, which she considers being of historical interest, to be a monument within the martial; of the Act, the CS noted.
Renovated Supreme Court Cells Where Raila Was Detained [PHOTOS]
ODM leader Raila Odinga addressing the media outside the Supreme Court building in 2017
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The Judiciary partnered with the National Museums of Kenya to turn the Supreme Court basement, where a number of Kenyan politicians were locked up, into a museum.
The cells inside the basement served as detention areas for political prisoners like George Anyona, Raila Odinga, Maina wa Kinyati,cEdward Oyugi, Willy Mutunga, Koigi Wamwere and many others.
The facility located in the Eastern wing of the Supreme Court Building basement is one of its kind in East Africa.
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The increasing water levels in Rift Valley’s alkaline lakes has altered the habitat of flamingos, forcing a large flock to shift to lagoons.
According to Joseph Edebe, a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) senior researcher, the salinity of water in the lake has reduced as a result of increasing levels.
This, he said, has seen water in the lake becoming fresh, forcing flamingos to find abode in sewerage lagoons.
“Flamingos follow food and wherever they are, it is an indicator that there is food. Flamingos thrive on brackish or saline water and that is why they prefer lagoons, which exhibits the same features,” he said.
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